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New Delhi, Nov 10: War veterans will start returning their medals from today to protest the government notification on implementation of 'one rank-one pension', which they have rejected, and hit back at Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar for his comments that not all their demands can be met. "We have one and only demand and that is OROP. It was the government who inserted provisions that has made

Chennai/Hyderabad: Nov 10: Ten people died in rains that tormented Tamil Nadu, as the deep depression hit the land North of Puducherry on Monday night. The depression gathered force over the Bay of Bengal and brought heavy rain before hitting the coast, resulting in heavy floods and winds of 70 kmph. Fierce winds uprooted several hundred trees and damaged highway roads. The wind uprooted hundreds

Patna, Nov 9: Former chief minister and HAM president Jitan Ram Manjhi on Monday blamed RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat and BJP president Amit Shah for the debacle of the BJP-led alliance in Bihar. "Bhagwat's statement on review of reservation for Dalits and OBCs harmed the NDA's prospects as it was made one of the main issues by the Grand Alliance," Manjhi told the media here. Manjhi said the issue of

New Delhi, Nov 9: In further rumblings within BJP over its big loss in Bihar, party MP Hukumdev Narayan Yadav today said RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat's quota comments "agitated" backward castes who rallied around the grand alliance and asserted that many who voted for the Modi government are not RSS supporters. A five-time Lok Sabha MP from Bihar with socialist background, Yadav said Bhagwat's

New Delhi, Nov 9: BJP's Parliamentary Board, its top decision-making body, will meet today to analyse its rout in Bihar assembly polls, a second humiliating defeat in a row for the party after Delhi assembly election. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to attend the meet in which almost all top party leaders, including its chief Amit Shah, will be present. More than the defeat, it is its scale

New Delhi, Nov 8: As verdict of people in Bihar gave it a thumping victory, the Nitish Kumar-led Grand Alliance also emerged on the top, with the largest vote share of nearly 46 per cent as against NDA's nearly 34 per cent. On single-party basis, however, the BJP managed a face-saver with a vote share of nearly 24.8 per cent -- higher than individual shares of 18.5 per cent for the RJD and 16.7

Patna, Nov 8: RJD chief Lalu Prasad today delcared Nitish Kumar will continue as Bihar Chief Minister despite his party emerging as the table topper, while he will launch a nation-wide stir against the "communal" Narendra Modi government. Exultant after the JD(U)-RJD-Congress alliance appeared on course to a resounding victory, a jubilant Prasad claimed continuance of the Modi government will

New Delhi, Nov 8: Terming the Bihar poll outcome as a defeat of "divisive agenda of BJP and RSS", Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi today said it is time for Prime Minister Narendra Modi to tone down his "arrogance" or people will "throw him out". The Congress leader also asked Modi to stop his frequent foreign tours and instead go to meet farmers, labourers and youth whom he promised jobs

New Delhi, Nov 8: Actor Anupam Kher led a march to the Rashtrapati Bhavan on Saturday, alleging that the return of awards by writers, artistes and others against “rising intolerance” was an act to defame the country. A delegation of a select few artists from the group met Prime Minister Narendra Modi later, who said “Indian culture goes beyond tolerance and talks of acceptance”. The President’s

New Delhi, Nov 8: BJP leader Ram Madhav today dismissed suggestions that the appeal of Prime Minister Narendra Modi was on the wane in view of Bihar poll verdict but said the party will take corrective measures. "We try to learn from every election. Give us some time. We will take corrective measures," he said as it became clear that the NDA was facing defeat in the high-stakes polls. Rejecting